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NYC_SKP

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4. Well if this isn't the silliest thing. Why not just electrify the rails?

Reply to nationalize the fed (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2015, 11:26 PM

Mar 2015

That would be more efficient and they could use solar or wind or whatever.

I'm going to have to see if they have backing from oil and gas interests.

The way the hydrogen economy in the US has backing from Royal Dutch Shell and Chevron.

Hmmmm

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China: World's First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Tram Rolls Off Assembly Line [View all] nationalize the fed Mar 2015 OP

So how will they be making the hydrogen they will be using? n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #1

Maybe like Honda does in Swindon, England nationalize the fed Mar 2015 #2

The way in which you get energy from Hydrogen is glowing Mar 2015 #3

The problem with the GE plant wasn't water. The problem is that it takes energy to break the H2O. NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #5

Well if this isn't the silliest thing. Why not just electrify the rails? NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #4

Treehugger: Time to drop the idea the Hydrogen vehicles are green. NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #6

Autoblog: Affordable hydrogen will require fracking, cheap natural gas NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #7

If you are using any fossil fuels to make the hydrogen... hunter Mar 2015 #8